Client: Collaboratively led by: Carizon Family & Community Services, Family & Children’s Services, Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Centre, Sanguen Health Centre
Funded by: Ontario Trillium Foundation, Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation
Project and focus: Project Coordination
Project Description: The goal of this multi-stakeholder initiative is to enhance capacity for creating a trauma-informed community, increase access to treatment for those who experience trauma, and build community awareness. The initiative is led by three working groups, made up of therapists from local agencies, private practitioners, human services staff, community members, academics, and research & evaluation. There are currently over 60 organizations involved in this initiative along with 10 community members.